1977–78 Philadelphia 76ers season

The 1977–78 NBA season was the 76ers 29th season in the NBA and 15th season in Philadelphia. The team finished the regular season with a record of 55–27. Head coach Gene Shue was replaced only 6 games into the season, by former Sixers player Billy Cunningham, who was only 34 years old at the time he replaced Shue. In the playoffs, the Sixers would sweep the New York Knicks, but lose in the Eastern Conference Finals to the Washington Bullets, a team with 11 fewer wins, 4 games to 2.

1977–78 Philadelphia 76ers season
Division champions
Head coachGene Shue, Billy Cunningham
General managerPat Williams
ArenaThe Spectrum
Results
Record55–27 (.671)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Atlantic)
Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast Conference Finals
(eliminated 2–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWKBS-TV
PRISM
RadioWCAU

Following the season, George McGinnis was traded to the Denver Nuggets for Bobby Jones and World B. Free was dealt to the San Diego Clippers for a 1984 first round draft pick which would become Charles Barkley.

Offseason

Draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
120Glenn MosleyPF United StatesSeton Hall
225Wilson WashingtonPF/C United StatesOld Dominion
242Bob ElliottC/PF United StatesArizona
243Herm HarrisF United StatesArizona
364Arnold DuggerSG United StatesOral Roberts
486Jack JonesPG United StatesUtah
5108Teko Wynder United StatesTulsa
6129George Gibson United StatesWinston-Salem State
7149Dennin Forest United StatesOmaha
8168John OliveSF United StatesVillanova

Roster
Roster listing
Philadelphia 76ers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 14 Bibby, Henry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) UCLA
F 23 Bryant, Joe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) La Salle
G 20 Collins, Doug 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Illinois State
C 53 Dawkins, Darryl 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 251 lb (114 kg)
F 6 Erving, Julius 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Massachusetts
G 21 Free, World B. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Guilford College
F 11 Jones, Caldwell 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Albany State
G 12 McClain, Ted 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Tennessee State
F 30 McGinnis, George 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Indiana
F 50 Mix, Steve 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Toledo
F 34 Mosley, Glenn 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Seton Hall
F 52 Washington, Wilson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Old Dominion
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Philadelphia 76ers 5527.671–37–418–2314–2
x-New York Knicks 4339.5241229–1214–277–9
Boston Celtics 3250.3902324–178–338–8
Buffalo Braves 2755.3292820–217–347–9
New Jersey Nets 2458.2933118–236–354–12
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Philadelphia 76ers5527.671–
2 y-San Antonio Spurs5230.6343
3 x-Washington Bullets4438.53711
4 x-Cleveland Cavaliers4339.52412
5 x-New York Knicks4339.52412
6 x-Atlanta Hawks4141.50014
7 New Orleans Jazz3943.47616
8 Boston Celtics3250.39023
9 Houston Rockets2854.34127
10 Buffalo Braves2755.32928
11 New Jersey Nets2458.29331


z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1977–78 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS BUF CHI CLE DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NJN NOJ NYK PHI PHO POR SAS SEA WAS
Atlanta —2–23–11–31–31–32–21–33–13–12–13–12–23–12–22–22–23–11–31–32–11–3
Boston 2–2—3–11–31–31–31–32–22–22–12–21–23–13–12–22–20–42–21–30–40–41–3
Buffalo 1–31–3—3–11–31–31–30–33–11–31–21–31–32–22–23–11–30–41–31–31–31–3
Chicago 3–13–11–3—3–12–22–21–33–13–10–42–21–31–22–21–33–02–21–32–22–22–1
Cleveland 3–13–13–11–3—3–12–22–22–22–12–22–23–13–12–23–11–31–20–40–43–12–2
Denver 3–13–13–12–21–3—2–22–23–02–22–23–13–13–13–11–31–32–23–12–11–33–1
Detroit 2–23–13–12–22–22–2—2–23–11–31–32–22–23–13–00–40–42–21–31–31–32–2
Golden State 3–12–23–03–12–22–22–2—2–13–13–10–42–23–10–42–21–32–21–33–12–22–2
Houston 1–32–21–31–32–20–31–31–2—3–12–21–31–32–21–32–22–21–32–21–30–41–3
Indiana 1–31–23–11–31–22–23–11–31–3—2–21–30–42–22–21–32–21–31–31–31–33–1
Kansas City 1–22–22–14–02–22–23–11–32–22–2—2–20–42–22–20–41–30–40–40–41–32–2
Los Angeles 1–32–13–12–22–21–32–24–03–13–12–2—3–14–02–13–12–21–30–42–21–32–2
Milwaukee 2–21–33–13–11–31–32–22–23–14–04–01–3—3–12–13–11–21–31–32–21–33–1
New Jersey 1–31–32–22–11–31–31–31–32–22–22–20–41–3—0–41–30–42–20–30–42–22–2
New Orleans 2–22–22–22–22–21–31–34–03–12–22–21–21–24–0—1–32–21–33–11–32–20–4
New York 2–22–21–33–11–33–13–02–22–23–14–01–31–33–13–1—1–31–31–32–22–12–2
Philadelphia 2–24–03–11–33–13–14–03–12–22–23–12–22–14–02–23–1—2–12–23–13–12–2
Phoenix 1–32–24–02–22–12–22–22–23–13–14–03–13–12–23–13–11–2—1–32–22–22–2
Portland 3–13–13–13–14–01–33–13–12–23–14–04–03–13–11–33–02–23–1—2–23–12–1
San Antonio 3–14–03–12–24–01–22–11–33–13–14–02–22–24–03–12–21–32–22–2—2–22–2
Seattle 1–24–03–12–21–33–13–12–24–03–13–13–13–12–22–11–31–32–21–32–2—1–3
Washington 3–13–13–11–22–21–32–22–23–11–32–22–21–32–24–02–22–22–21–22–23–1—

Playoffs

East First Round

The 76ers had a first round bye.

East Conference Semifinals

(1) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (5) New York Knicks: 76ers win series 4-0

  • Game 1 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 130, New York 90
  • Game 2 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 119, New York 100
  • Game 3 @ New York: Philadelphia 137, New York 126
  • Game 4 @ New York: Philadelphia 112, New York 107

East Conference Finals

(1) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (3) Washington Bullets: Bullets win series 4-2

  • Game 1 @ Philadelphia: Washington 122, Philadelphia 117 (OT)
  • Game 2 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 110, Washington 104
  • Game 3 @ Washington: Washington 123, Philadelphia 108
  • Game 4 @ Washington: Washington 121, Philadelphia 105
  • Game 5 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 107, Washington 94
  • Game 6 @ Washington: Washington 101, Philadelphia 99

Awards and records

References
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